Andre 3000 Biography

Fast Facts

• His and Antwan Patton's album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" won both Best Rap Album and Album of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards
• Met his future collaborator Antwan "Big Boi" Patton in high school and the two bonded over their pretty clothes and love of music
• Formed the rap duo OutKast with Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, and the group's first single, "Player's Ball," rose to the top of the Billboard rap singles chart, staying there for six weeks
• His acting ambitions came to fruition in several films, including one with musical collaborator Big Boi set in a 1920s jazz club, "Idlewild․"
• Beta tested "L․A․ Rush" and did voice acting for the game
• Designed a clothing line called Benjamin Bixby inspired by 1935 college football
• GQ Magazine listed him as one of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years